by a3691686_admin | Oct 27, 2008 | Book Reviews
By Paul Tukey Are you like so many gardeners who find themselves spending too much time on lawn maintenance? Are you becoming more conscious of the amount of time, chemicals, and gasoline that are required to keep a well-maintained lawn? There are lots of alternatives...
by a3691686_admin | Oct 20, 2008 | Garden Plants
In 1985, the world renowned plantsman, JC Raulston travelled to Korea on a collecting trip sponsored by the United States National Arboretum. Among the hundreds of seeds that were collected was a seed of the Korean sweetheart tree, Euscaphis japonica. In 1993 the...
by a3691686_admin | Jun 12, 2008 | Garden Plants, Happenings
While representing the Arboretum in Harrisburg last week, a gentleman asked me what plant he could place in his shade garden that might add some color. I immediately thought of Heuchera. A great plant for dry shade, plant breeders have been working with Heuchera the...
by a3691686_admin | Apr 24, 2008 | Garden Plants
At the Scott Arboretum many exciting spring flowering perennials are emerging from the ground. The Terry Shane Teaching Garden is a treasure trove of rare and choice spring ephemerals. In the local woods our native jack-in-the-pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum is quickly...
by a3691686_admin | Apr 22, 2008 | Happenings, Special Interest
One day last week I looked in the nest to see our baby mourning doves and they were GONE! Horrors – did they finally grow up enough to fly or had some nasty predator found the nest? During lunchtime later that day, Shari grabbed my attention. Lo and behold,...
